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If nothing else, this conclusion would help to answer a question that has been bothering so-called macro investors all year: What has been causing the divergence between the Japanese yen and Japanese interest rates?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

Cortes said the shoulder has been bothering him between starts and more so after he pitched five innings May 30 in Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

The right quad has been bothering the 21-year-old Franco for a couple of weeks.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2022

"Today was a little bit worse than other days. It’s true that the last couple of days the foot has been bothering me a little bit more."

From Fox News • Mar. 17, 2022

I should tell you that his stomach has been bothering him quite a bit, and there’s no cure.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank